Ford to start all its exports via Chennai Port by 2010

Car manufacturer Ford wants to start the small car launch in 2010. Ford, which is currently using Mumbai Port to route exports. But by the year 2010, Ford would be in a position to do all its exports via the Chennai Port.

Ford till date has shipped out around 170 vehicles to South Africa. The small car segment constitutes 70 percent of the market. Ford considers India as a key manufacturing hub in the Asia Pacific region.

Ford also plans to add 20 dealers to its current network of 93. Mr Boneham said  Ford had not lost a single day’s production. He also added, We intend to keep it that way. There is no specific us and them and the Employees Work Council functioned cohesively within the organisation as a unit that reflected the engagement levels between the employer and employees.